Psalm 26; August 30, 2026; Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost “Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity.” – Psalm 26:1 Honestly, this psalm is a bit of a…
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Matthew 16:13-20, August 16, 2026; Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost. There are some questions that are simple. Questions with easy answers. What would you like for dinner? – perhaps not that…
Matthew 14:22-33; August 9, 2026; Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost If you were to read this story in your Bible, chances are it would be preceded by the title, “Jesus walks…
Matthew 14:13-21; August 2, 2026; Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the…
Matthew 13:44-46; July 26, 2026; Ninth Sunday after Pentecost “…on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.” – Matthew 13:46…
Genesis 28:10-19a; July 19, 2026; Eighth Sunday after Pentecost “…and he called that place, Bethel.” – Genesis 28:19 Fitting, as Bethel literally translates to “House of God.” A place of…
Isaiah 55:10-13; July 12, 2026; Seventh Sunday after Pentecost The imagery. The words. The promise. Like last week, this text is like poetry, isn’t it? It’s beautiful. Scripture at its…
Song of Solomon 2:8-13; July 5, 2026; Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Next to Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon is one of the first books I recommend to atheists. Perhaps you thought…
Matthew 10:40-42; June 28, 2026; Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Truly I tell you, none of us will lose our reward if we just: On first reading, that last verse seems…
Matthew 9:35-10:4; June 14, 2026; Third Sunday after Pentecost Remember back in the day picking teams in gym class? Wasn’t that fun, or not? Which position did you hate being…